Simona Frapporti will return to the ranks of BePink. The Italian already sported the colours of the team from 2012 to 2014.

Frapporti, who is a track rider as well as a road cyclist, will be making her return to the Italian team after three years in the Norwegian team Hitec Products. The Italian rider was part of BePink when it won bronze in the Team Time Trial of the World Championships of Ponferrada in 2014.

"We are very happy to have Simona back with us," said BePink Manager Walter Zini. "She is an expert athlete, whose qualities are well known to us and we are sure that, just as much as she has done in the past, she will be once again able to contribute and bring added value to the team."

Before rejoining the team, Frapporti will be part of the Italian selection for the World Track Championships, which will be held in Pruzkow, Poland, from the 27th of February to the third of March.